Some - including Lindsay Lohan, who was basically live-tweeting the awards show - mistook that as a burn. These people clearly aren't big fans of the 1996 comedy, "The First Wives Club."

"It was a quote from 'First Wives' Club' - Bette Midler was talking about a Globe, I can't believe nobody's ever done it before," Lawrence vented to David Letterman on "The Late Show" Tuesday. "It was so perfect and I said it, and I had no idea Lindsay Lohan would take it to the Twitterverse ... Is that what they call it? I'm not on Twitter."

As Lawrence pointed out, she wasn't trying to offend Streep - not that you could, according to Lawrence - nor does she hate the acclaimed actress.

If only she could've made "a public statement, like, 'Hey idiots, it's a quote from a movie.'"

I am proud to say, finally someone from Louisville made it big that has class. I get so sick & tired of people finding the biggest hillbillies that they can find in our state and giving them their 15 minutes of fame. Now maybe people will view us a bit differently. We do wear shoes and most of us still have all of our teeth. I'm sure you trolls out here will have some smart remark that you think is hilarious about this so please spare us.

take away her electronic music filters and her makeup (if it qualifies as makeup!)and bad wigs and you're left with a dumb ugly untalented ho! even Idol is pushing thru the weirdos and not basing it on talent! so sad

Jenn Lawrence is the anti-Scarlet Johannson, not classically trained and beautiful but naturally talented, telegenic, and desirable. If she avoids pitfalls of dope and crappy men, she'll be in movies a long time, longer than most starlets, who usually have a hard future as casting calls go down proportional to their looks. This Lawrence character seems to have more on offer and more in herself than that.

Why these awards shows are televised I don't know. Who cares ? They should be held privately for the stars to fawn over each other and leave us out of it. Watching a modern movie is near to impossible – we know so much about the lives of the actors. I think of Scientology and Oprah's couch when I see Tom Cruise, I think gay when I see Rupert Murdoch or Neil Patrick Harris or Nathan Lane, I think theft, drugs and car accidents when I see Lohan, I think infidelity, pack of kids, home wrecker when I see Brad Pitt and Jolie. I prefer old movies where I know nothing about the actors – can sit back and enjoy the story.

Per Jennifer Holland's post - and now I think "crabby" and "literal-minded" when I see the name, 'Jennifer Holland."

JH – if YOU don't want to see awards shows, then just don't tune in. Obviously a lot of us DO want to see them ... and get value from them that you seem to be oblivious to. And if you only think Oprah's couch when you see Tom Cruise, etc., etc., with the other stars ... i suggest you'd enjoy life more if you could detach a bit from everyday reality, and develop a bit more imagination.

Uh...Rupert Murdoch is not gay. I think you mean Ruper Everett. By the way, you do not have to watch the award shows you are dissing. Most of us have hundreds of channels to choose from via cable. Choose something else.

Rupert Murdoch? Are you freaking kidding me? Lady, if you're going to complain about knowing too much about celebrities, at least get the names of the people you're complaining about correct! Rupert Murdoch = owner of giant amounts of media, involved in huge scandals surrounding 'News of the World'. You probably meant Rupert Everett, the actor (My Best Friend's Wedding, The Next Big Thing, Shrek, etc.)

Jennifer is a complete breath of fresh air in Hollywood. She is pretty, witty, and lets her talent speak for itself. Hollywood gets way too egotistical and sensitive sometimes over little things like jokes. I'm sure Meryl had a good laugh over the whole situation as she seems to be one of the least egotistical actresses out there as well. Some people need to really relax.

You'd be lucky if you got close enough to her to smell her Egg McMuffin flatulence, and you're going to criticize her over moles?? I can't begin to imagine the myriad of physical imperfections that must plague you. The first and most obvious being a severely damaged cranium.

and of course there is jealous spiteful Lohan blowing up the twitterverse to try and get a dig on JLaw-feeling upstaged and threatened Lindsay?? well she should Lawrence is wiping the floor with you as far a careers go-and as an"actress" why didn't Lohan know her movie facts and realize what a perfect quip it was?-I'm sure Meryl, Bette and Keaton were bursting-besides even without the back story it is a pretty good line especially for one of these painfully boring awards shows-Lohan is such a low class sleeze-her last movie was a mercy flick and is basically a porn which she got fired from and had to beg her way back on-between Lawrence, Stewart and Hough-the young actress league is looking pretty good-and just maybe we can gratefully start saying-Lindsay who?? and maybe we can stop being subjected to movies where Anustain is trying to play a 20 something-hell maybe even Liam Hemsworth will realize who he should be dating in true Hollywood fashion -his co-star-duh??

I really like her and I hope that she stays in Hollywood as long as Meryl. IMO she is one of the best of the young actors. Lindsay is just jealous because there probably aren't many more statues in her future.

No, Mickey–they are not 'complete idiots'. To quote one line from a 17-year old-movie and expect an international audience to remember it makes Jennifer a 'complete idiot.' Next time, think of who is listening and how it can be easily misinterpreted. "First Wives' Club' was not that memorable a movie.

For crying out loud, Anne, a person doesn't have to know she was quoting a movie to see it wasn't intended as disrespect. I didn't know it was from First Wives Club and the thought didn't occur to me that she was dissing the great Meryl Streep. Who the heck *would* diss Streep at an awards show? And *why* would anyone diss Streep?

You're a fool and an idiot, Anne, if you thought Jennifer Lawrence was dissing Meryl Streep. A complete idiot.

to Ann and Alex. First Wives Club was a movie? hunh. There must have been many more movies that suited my taste that I saw instead of FWC. I thought JL's comment (now I know it was a quote) was a dig toward one of this country's greatest actresses.